A Review of Metabolic Syndrome Research in Malaysia
- Author:
Lim Kean Ghee
;
Cheah Wee Kooi
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
metabolic syndrome;
risk factors;
Malaysia;
prevalence;
biomarkers;
obesity
- MeSH:
Obesity
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2016;71(3 Suppl.):20-28
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Seventy-three articles related to metabolic syndrome were
found in a search through databases dedicated to indexing
all literature with original data involving the Malaysian
population between years 2000 and 2015. Metabolic
syndrome affects 25 to 40% of adult population of Malaysia
with the risk increasing with age. Obese children are also at
risk. Indian ethnicity has the highest rates, followed by
Malay and chinese. It was found that socioeconomics
determinants such as living in urban areas, unemployment,
lower income, lower education level and shift workers had
higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic
syndrome is associated with other medical conditions like
cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric disorders, erectile
dysfunction, polycystic ovarian syndrome and colorectal
cancer. Several biomarkers have been determined to be
relevant to our local population but their usage in clinical
setting needs further research. Literature into effectiveness
of management of metabolic syndrome in Malaysia is
lacking and the results were only modest. there are several
diagnostic criteria available for metabolic syndrome
internationally and their individual significant to our local
population is not clear. It also makes it difficult to compare
results between studies using different criteria. Finally, we
could not identify any local study to look at the health
economic burden of metabolic syndrome locally.
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